Black wrote:^^^ Look up nitrile cork sheeting from gasket manufacturers. If you are uk based I could send you a sample.

Thanks for the hint, this leads to a whole host of cork-composite materials. I spoke with one distributor, he thought the cork-neoprene sheeting was too heavy and hung up.

I decided to try very thin cork sheets, because of the weight problem. And I think that a thin layer might even be more durable than a thick layer, because most of the cork particles will be in direct contact with the glue and might hang on to the board better.

A solvent based contact adhesive will probably be the first one to be tested with it. This is mainly because it can be removed if necessary, by soaking it in more solvent based products....yuk. There are some water based contact adhesives available, but if I interpret their using instructions correctly, then they would need to be sanded off if removal is required.

MrMik wrote:I decided to try very thin cork sheets, because of the weight problem. And I think that a thin layer might even be more durable than a thick layer, because most of the cork particles will be in direct contact with the glue and might hang on to the board better.

After alls said and done.. Wax works the best, its cheap, smells good.. Gives you an excuse to linger in car parks watching chicks get changed while you rub it out .. Dont fix what aint broken in my opinion

REO wrote:Gives you an excuse to linger in car parks watching chicks get changed while you rub it out

That reminded me of a day last year. I was getting suited up when a French girl got out of her wetty just opposite me and proudly stood there topless for a few minutes drying off..............mmmmm don't you just love France?

kayu wrote:MrMik , you ever get around to putting the cork on the board?........got a mate doing full cork decks now , and the results are pretty good !...

Does your mate make them for sale or just for himself?

MrMik , he is retired , but hasnt put the planer down since he picked it up in the 60.s.....(lol)....he has a long waiting list of people who want his boards , but his current mission seems to be educating the local grommets around Noosa , and putting them on equipment that improves both their surfing development , and their understanding of good surfboards...........he also builds complete surboards from shaping to final buff , including hand foiled fins , that put the production ones to shame !...